On the occasion of India&rsquo;s 70th Independence Day, here&rsquo;s a look at some celebrities from varied fields who were born on the auspicious occasion.
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Rakhee Gulzar: The veteran Bollywood actress, who made a name for herself first as a female lead, and then as a character artist, was born the very day India got Independence, August 15, 1947, in Ranaghat, now part of West Bengal.
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Sri Aurobindo: The nationalist, philosopher, poet and spiritual reformer, who was also part of the Independence movement, was born on August 15, 1872 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata).
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Adnan Sami: The London-born Pakistani singer, who was given Indian citizenship earlier this year, was born on August 15, 1971. A child prodigy, Sami has been playing the piano since he was five, and composed his first music piece when he was nine.
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Ustad Amir Khan: One of the countries best-known Indian classical vocalists, he was born on August 15, 1912. The founder of the Indore Gharana, Ustad Amir Khan is considered among the most influential figures in Hindustani classical music.
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Simple Kapadia: A former Bollywood actress and costume designer, Simple was born on 15 August 1958. The sister of Dimple, she made her Bollywood debut opposite brother-in-law Rajesh Khanna in the movie Anurodh. Simple succumbed to cancer in 2009.
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Raju Shrestha: Better known as the child artist Master Raju, Shrestha was born on August 15, 1967. As a child artist, he featured in numerous popular Bollywood films like &lsquo;Bawarchi&rsquo;, &lsquo;Parichay&rsquo; and &lsquo;Chitchor&rsquo;.
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Vijay Bharadwaj: A former India cricketer, whose international career failed to take off after a promising start, Bharadwaj was born on August 15, 1975. He is best remembered for winning the man of the Series award in his debut ODI series against South Africa, during the LG Cup in Kenya in 1999&ndash;2000.
Pramod Chakravorty: A filmmaker best-remembered for his movie &lsquo;Love in Tokyo&rsquo;, Chakravorty was born on August 15, 1929. He also directed &lsquo;Deedar&rsquo;, the first film that Akshay Kumar signed.

On the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day, here's a look at some celebrities from varied fields who were born on the same auspicious date - August 15

Did you know? These celebs were born on August 15

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On the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day, here's a look at some celebrities from varied fields who were born on the same auspicious date - August 15

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